Old uprights

[gordon stelter]

I have a Lehr upright. Biggest, heaviest, staunchest
upright I have ever seen, with a  Gothic case!
Panelling on lid interior, which is 2" thick!
     Boith of yours are from the Golden Age of
Woodworking, IMHO.  And unless they have been trashed
by rodents.....
     Thump

--- Louis Verkoelen <lverkoelen@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Actually, they get donated to churches and camps. 
> Been there, done that.
>  
> Louis Verkoelen
> California Repair Service
> Big Bear City, CA.
> 909/584-1644 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
> Behalf Of Ed Carwithen
> Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 7:51 PM
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Old uprights
> 
> 
> No one ever throws away a piano...they must ship
> them all to Eastern
> Oregon....
>  
> 1.  Can anyone tell me about a Zwick and Kelso
> upright piano?  serial
> 3534.  They think it is about 1887.  Not in bad
> shape, and has a very
> nice tone.
>  
> 2.  How about an H. Lehr #8319 upright.  Wonderful
> woodworking on the
> case.  Also in pretty good overall condition, but
> has required a bit of
> work.  3 x 5 card in it says that is 1891-1892
> vintage.  
>  
> If anyone knows anything of the history of these
> piano makers I would
> love to hear about them.
>  
> Ed Carwithen
> John Day, OR
>  
> 
> 


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